A Delicious Homemade BBQ Sauce That’s Ready In Seconds
When I was a girl, I loved most of the food my mom made, but I was always particularly excited when she made ribs with homemade BBQ sauce. Mom’s BBQ sauce was thick, sweet, and slightly tangy — exactly how I like it!
I didn’t find out that her recipe had a bonafide secret ingredient — prunes baby food — until my siblings and I were teenagers. (Knowing how we would have reacted to that knowing that were eating a fruit puree for babies, I can’t say I blame her for keeping that a secret as long as she did!)
With it being grilling season, I thought I’d share my take on my mom’s easy BBQ sauce recipe here in this post! Grab your blender and a few simple ingredients, and you’ll be seconds away from a delicious sauce that’s sure to steal the show at your next backyard barbecue.
How To Make Blender BBQ Sauce
Ingredients:
- 1/2-1 cup brown sugar (for a sweeter sauce, use the higher amount)
- 1 cup ketchup
- 1 (2 1/2 ounce) container prunes baby food (my mom’s secret ingredient!)
- 2 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 Tbsp liquid smoke
- 1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp garlic powder
Directions:
Get ready for the world’s easiest instructions…
Put all the ingredients in your blender, then blend until smooth. At that point, you can either warm the sauce on your stove or use it as is. And that’s it!
Additions & Substitutions
The recipe above is great as is, but don’t be afraid to add or swap ingredients to make it your own! You can add a dash of hot sauce or cayenne to give it a bit more heat, use less brown sugar, add more garlic — whatever sounds good to you!
One of the great things about this BBQ sauce recipe is that you can make a big batch of it and freeze whatever you won’t use right away. (I suggest pouring the extra sauce into an ice cube tray and freezing it, then transferring the frozen cubes to a ziplock freezer bag!)
What Can I Put Blender BBQ Sauce On?
Brush this easy BBQ sauce on grilled chicken and serve with a fresh salad for a perfect summertime meal. I also love this sauce on a homemade BBQ chicken salad with black beans, corn, red onion, and ranch dressing. So good!
You can brush blender BBQ sauce on meatloaf and burgers, add it to shredded pork or chicken for sandwiches, and even stir into some mayo to make a tangy dip for french fries and onion rings. It’s also great on delicious BBQ chicken pizza too!
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Blender BBQ Sauce Recipe
Equipment
- Blender or a bowl and whisk
Ingredients
- ½-1 cup brown sugar to taste
- 1 cup ketchup
- 2½ ounces baby food prunes or prune puree
- 2 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 Tbsp liquid smoke
- 1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp garlic powder
Instructions
- Add all ingredients to your blender and blend until smooth.
- Warm before using, if desired.
Nutrition
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Sweet Baby Ray’s! But then again, I’ve never attempted to make my own.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My favorite BBQ sauce is my mom’s homemade one. It is tangy, sweet and has lots of car mailed onions. I could almost eat it by alone. :)
Please log in or create a free account to comment.We’re a Stubbs family all the way.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I love the Sweet Baby Rays sauce. I would love to win the Blendtec to make my own!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My favorite store bought one is Jack Daniel’s. My all time favorite BBQ sauce is one we found in a little shop in Tennessee.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I love a barbecue sauce with a little cumin and chili powder added for deep flavor, and like using a little local honey since it seems to help our allergies. Your recipe sounds very good, so I will try it. Honey is loaded with fructose, so should be used sparingly – but I love it.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My husband has a recipe that I like to make in bulk and then can it for year round use.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Hi Jillee, my favorite BBQ sauce is a homemade one, just like yours.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I like Hickory Smoke of Honey BBQ. I generally buy a store brand or whatever is on sale.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My favorite BBQ Sauce is Bulls Eye because it has a nice little zing to it that is very pleasing to my palate. I am going to try your recipe tonight but I do not have a blender so I will use my food processor hoping it will turn out fine.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I like Stubb’s.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Love Bella’s Sauce – found in Whole Foods….check it out:
Please log in or create a free account to comment.http://www.bellasfood.com/sell%20sheets/SELL%20SHEET%20BBQ%20SAUCES.pdf
I’m pretty boring. My all time favorite for years was the Jack Daniel’s original BBQ sauce, but now we try to stay away from GMOs, so we switched to Organic Ville original BBQ sauce from Vitacost.com.
It’s not as awesome, but still pretty good.
Love me some BBQ!!!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Nothing like sweet spicy Head Country BBQ Sauce. A hometown favorite.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I like Stubbs Hot and Spic y BBQ sauce
Please log in or create a free account to comment.We usually buy Stubbs or Annie’s Organic BBC sauce. Jillee’s recipe looks so easy and bonus it is low sugar. I have to try it. Seems like it would be a good recipe for a diabetic, which means that I could make it for my grandfather. Yay!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Bullseye BBQ sauce, but I’ve been looking around for a homemade recipe for a while now. I’ll have to give this one a try
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I like Sweet Baby Ray’s but don’t love the fact that it has HFCS so I’m trying to find an alternative
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Life would not be the same without BBQ!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I love Famous Dave’s or Sweet Baby Ray’s when I don’t have time to make my own. I have a very simple base recipe that I can alter to the particular needs of the meat or the inclinations of the eaters.
My fav store bought is Kraft’s Honey BBQ sauce. I like the sweet ones, not the vinegary ones. 8^)
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I will eat just about any kind of BBQ sauce but have been looking for a recipe with low or no sugar. Will definitely be trying this!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Heinz
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My favorite is homemade tomato based with molasses and brown sugar. I like sweet more than spicy. God bless.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My favorite BBQ is Carolina style, but my favorite sauce that I actually buy is Stubb’s.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My favorite BBQ sauce is my brother’s!! Don’t know what he puts in it, but it is the very best ever!!
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